03 Nov PLATES/UNDERPLATES
Posted at 12:34h
Antique silver plates can be used as serving or dinner plates. Very often, plates are decorated with a coat of arms (from earlier proprietors) or with monograms. In their actual...
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03 Nov SAUCE BOATS
Posted at 12:29h
Antique silver sauce boats have been made since the Middle Ages; however, their shape was set around the beginning of the eighteenth century. A major role in the influence of...
03 Nov CANDLESTICKS
Posted at 12:23h
Antique silver candlesticks, sconces or candelabra have existed since very early times and were a necessity for illuminating space before the arrival of electricity. In the modern-day, silver candlesticks give...
03 Nov COFFEE- AND TEAPOTS
Posted at 12:17h
Antique silver coffee pots and teapots knew their high time in the eighteenth century. Closely connected to the history of the introduction of the exotic warm beverages of coffee, cacao...
03 Nov DISHES AND CREDENCES
Posted at 11:50h
An antique silver platter is a large round or oval dish. Platters were used for serving meals and occasionally have a simple but representative character. A credence, a présentoir or...
03 Nov SPICEBOXES
Posted at 09:41h
Antique silver salt cellars (salière) are rare and small treasures which are in particular demand. In earlier times, when salt was one of the most expensive condiments, spice boxes were...
03 Nov BOXES AND BOWLS
Posted at 09:26h
Antique silver boxes have various uses. Traditionally, they had different purposes: as sugar boxes, powder boxes, tea-caddys (tea-box), spice boxes, jewelry boxes, pill boxes along with snuff boxes. Antique silver...
03 Nov LARGE VESSELS
Posted at 09:19h
Here you can find large antique silver flat tableware; silver monteith bowls, silver punch bowls and silver dishes with covers (cloche), which are large and often part of royal or...
01 Nov BEAKERS AND CUPS
Posted at 08:41h
A silver beaker is a drinking vessel, most commonly with a cylindrical body, with or without a foot and a handle. Furthermore, specific antique silver beaker types can be found...